A new research pointed out that vitamin and carotene supplements do not inhibit cancer incurrence at women. Until now, it was believed that antioxidant vitamins were having a welcomed effect in lowering the chances that one can have cancer.

The study was published on the website of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on December 30. Jennifer Lin, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and head of the research, pointed out that including vitamin supplements with antioxidants does not guarantee by itself that one will not develop cancer. She added that people who look for healthy food and want to prevent cancer should eat fruits and vegetables.

The scientists researched whether substances, including vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin B, vitamin E, calcium and folic acid have any impact in cancer occurrence. The study collected data from 8,171 women who took a real vitamin supplement or a placebo. The researchers concluded that the vitamin or carotene supplements did not have any noteworthy effects on preventing cancer.

However, other studies found out that people who eat vegetables and fruits on a daily basis tend to have a lower risk on developing some kinds of cancer. Therefore, it looks like the advice to eat fruit and vegetables each day seems to be true, while vitamin supplements are still not showed to bring notable health improvements.